The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-25

front of the foundry. and the Sr., oot i.
Eimpie q the hack. was men Syst Sy tbs sTr Tss
light, The back was ID tniI sr,cS and
Stacked up as il got t., the bridge S when one one
,teppsd Gpt. After shoe s T9 ram %to0 to- Mrs Hn
Gross examined-Hr .s 49,. ,;u,, =,
SMHmR6sil.s q. R Two E mon A.. Went Went there from
over n YEAR GooS; "A. Lived there little
Did not cook AE az MRS Usmp6eil s.
Is dining reom opp0r ssrv vant yant WEnsi Wani
over over there mere to pr 3 ,Jchnson a bill. Johnssn
Wa, kept stS ksS'ms liyeEry, stable or other
b.sdrs Had nevSE tad JcRn,Sn 81 at at % o'clock
,"nthor w, F.gUiug by Johnson's to zee my
not % go fuT So'liy,' in aspilton's lane. Did
aIdi asli; +. fws4 tORnsSn for % meal, four meat,
SSsg' SsH : I'D butter. johnson told me owed
Pasf in an. Cant tell what houses
bac At in going to .th;or the idsSS Went Went
= n corner, Met an old man witt white
Hnr:, gray beard and and stick; He was
Y atism; was 'ufferirg from it. Only saw
\ The old gentleman l met near the corner. II
snyF ody else had been there would h I've
seen him The old man passed me close.
and can't see very well. Was b rn in Madi-
CabiRe.s's. Mot nobody. Got about five
steps on plank side walk before | oppsd,
| saw the hack first in front of the store be
yoDG the bridge, bid not rotice hack
enough to say whe her theie were
one or two horses io the catriags WasnOt
locking wher heard the first shot. Don't
| kr ow how they roc out the carriage. Know
| II ey got out at the end of he carriage Nevur
| noticed the color Of he hack or WI ether il
had any driver Don know where the car
| tiage went. Toree men got out Of rhs hnck.
| ha IN m w n ha MAG
| about five or six step' from me. Don't know
| how many shots were fred. ktpt on walk
/, ing after first shit: Did not stoO atler frat
4 shot. KeobOn walking slowly. Three or four
shots had been fred before the man halo, d.
A man ran under the bridge after the mal
hailooed. Went uuder on tho north SIDE
Never saw hack. Never Cooked hack to zee
what was done. Never asked anybody all ,ut
j. Went TO my mnther's after the shooting.
Have never paid johnson the dollar. Did
not say l was nearsi htsd when | saw the
S% nssr:s htsd tSIG iO%et Ss Rd
nearsigh'ed the night be:Ore One man
stepp out the hack fret, then t~o men OF
out at the same time The man com
1Rs hack nsh sa' hssphey: SI SP' :Rssa :STs L
appeared that whom tho men got Out OF the
mack they were eide and side W tn the man
on the sidewalk. New saw any body uH der
me about the case at Mrs Campbell's called
me liar whom | told him | was on the
bridge and said that know
enough the ''0q, p.nt.n iarS TO issd ss ,5i %i
that l was q lisr whom Etold him tho man on
| the side Of the bridge. Don't know that it was
Mr.. j. M. Martin. Did not know the man.
Did not tell Mr.. Campbell that the man on
the bridge fired l. frst shot. Told
him didn't nouce the 6Fst FIRE, but that the
man on the sidewalk f'ed tho second shot.
Went TO thu bridge little while ago; went
with Judge Br me and some others. Cams
q bFidga WI al nd
Talked 90 the old man la'tweek; he told me
that knew enough Z" Uut me in the peni.
teutiary. Went to the bridge sunday even
| know Mr.. shipp. Don't know Miss Mig-
ME Dinkins, Didn't see any men climb
ing up on the bridge. Know. MT Kalar
have .w9tkedl for him; Haven 'ttalked to him
shooting commenced. Fl st time saw the
three men on the street car side and next
time the man on. my side. went to Mrs.
her what 1 have told here. Told her that
the hack passed ne at full speed. and then
heard thetire. That | looked up and saw a
pistol shot from my side of th- bridge. Had
and he told me if they hung Col Hamilton
it wou, d upset the whole North. Mrs. Camp.
bell was present hen talked TO Martin,
and she was preSe' when / TALKED TO Attor-
present when talked to Attorneys Miller
and Bran g. When / was at the bridge today
Mr.. Campbell asked me what l knew about
the shooting. told him about going
west to pay the colored man 81, a0d seeing
the hack and tie three men and the shoot
ing and hearing the man hollow Counsel
for prosecution admitted that IL was .. NJ. H.
Martin who tllked TO witness in presence of
Mrs, Campbell, with privilege Of withdraw
ing the admisSiopt should it transpiEe that
X is n It fact Their impression, however,
IS that Mr.. Martin did talk TO witness. Mr
Nc. CalhOon, of counsel for defense, n ated |
that they would now offer az a witness j. W.
Aibrecht, who're testimony iG offered in his |
own behalf only. The teve al cases 10 be |
considered separately, that If he is examined |
by the State touching the care OF any other |
Of the accused. then in saeh Gaze he becomes |
the tate's witness.
j. W. ALBRECaT
ssid-Aw thirty-tWo years old. Live in !
Jackson. First came here in 1875, left in /
1876, and returned in January, 1879 Worked
ior George Mike, butcher, when | first
came. When | returned / opened butcher
chop, and kept on ut til 1888, when | went
into the hotel ana liquor business, Omit he
liquor business March 1, 1887, since which
time haYe been trying TO establish the butch